Region Six Local Collaborative Council

Position Announcements

First Nations Community Healthsource is located in SE Albuquerque. We are recruiting for a Case Manager and Counselor for the All My Relations Project (AMR). The AMR program is a culturally competent marriage relations and family based project serving Native American families in the Albuquerque area. The programs is aimed at strengthening and promoting healthy relationships for couples, youths, and their families.

Counselor: (Full-time): Minimum of Masters Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related Counseling degree with emphasis on behavioral health issues in relation to the American Indian population.

Case Manager: (Full-time) Candidates must have 2 years of solid case management experience working with families and youth.

Candidates must have:

· Knowledge of the cultural, social, and economic backgrounds of the population served.

· Prior experience working with children and families.

· Knowledge and skills in the use of computer hardware and software, word processing programs, spreadsheet, Excel.

· Excellent interviewing and communication skills to elicit information and gain cooperation of participants.

· Ability to work independently with minor supervision.

· Energetic and versatile.

· Flexible attitude.

· Ability to maintain clinical and ethnical standards and boundaries.

· Access to transportation.

· Possession of a valid NM driver’s license.

· Knowledge of clinical ethnical standards and boundaries for working with families.

· Ability to provide written and oral reports concerning program activities.

Candidates interested in this position may fax or mail resumes to:

First Nations Community HealthSource

Attention: Human Resources Manager

5608 Zuni Rd, SE

Albuquerque, NM 87108

Fax: (505) 265-7045

E-mail: Lanaeda.ortiz@ihs.gov

Please include salary requirements with your resume.

**Pre-Employment Drug Screen, Drivers License/Motor Vehicle Check and Criminal Background Investigation will be required. EEO.

Benefits Include:

§ Lovelace HMO

§ Delta Dental of New Mexico

§ Vision Service Plan (VSP)

§ Employer Paid Life Insurance, UNUM Provident

§ Employer Paid Disability Insurance, UNUM Provident

§ Employer Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment, UNUM Provident

§ Employer Paid Long Term Care Insurance, UNUM Provident

§ Employee Assistance Plan, UNUM Provident

§ U.S. New Mexico Federal Credit Union Membership

§ Retirement Savings Plan

§ 12 Paid Holidays (Your birthday is considered a holiday)

§ Direct Deposit

NATIVE AMERICAN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. PLEASE INDICATE TRIBAL AFFILIATION.

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Native American Health: Traditional Healing and Culturally Competent Health Care Internet Resources”

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Volume 25, Number 3 (July 2006)

Health disparities between Native Americans and the general population of the United States are a major health concern. Traditional healing and culturally competent health care offer much promise in raising the health status of Native Americans. Traditional healing, although uniquely practiced by each indigenous culture, is generally a system of medicine based on the inseparability of mind, body, and spirit. Culturally competent health care, care that is congruent with the culture and language of the patient, is a growing initiative in western medicine. This article outlines Internet sites and online resources relevant to the study and practice of traditional healing and culturally competent health care.